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| 'Toxic waste' prisoners attacked | 'Toxic waste' prisoners attacked |
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| Two officials for a Dutch firm accused of sending toxic waste to Ivory Coast are reported to have been attacked in jail in Abidjan, say company officials. | Two officials for a Dutch firm accused of sending toxic waste to Ivory Coast are reported to have been attacked in jail in Abidjan, say company officials. |
| Trafigura has called for the immediate release of its executives, Claude Dauphin and Jean-Pierre Valentini, who were arrested two months ago. | Trafigura has called for the immediate release of its executives, Claude Dauphin and Jean-Pierre Valentini, who were arrested two months ago. |
| The men are unhurt but it is the third reported attack, the firm says. | The men are unhurt but it is the third reported attack, the firm says. |
| The company denies responsibility for the waste, which left 10 people dead and thousands in hospital. | The company denies responsibility for the waste, which left 10 people dead and thousands in hospital. |
| The firm also says it has started libel proceedings against UK firm Leigh Day & Co, which is suing Trafigura for £100m ($191m) on behalf of Ivorian victims at a court case filed in the UK. | The firm also says it has started libel proceedings against UK firm Leigh Day & Co, which is suing Trafigura for £100m ($191m) on behalf of Ivorian victims at a court case filed in the UK. |
| Dutch lawyer Bob van der Goen also says he is suing Trafigura in a Dutch court. | Dutch lawyer Bob van der Goen also says he is suing Trafigura in a Dutch court. |
| Trafigura says the publicity over the case is exacerbating the situation of its detained executives. | Trafigura says the publicity over the case is exacerbating the situation of its detained executives. |
| Knife wounds | Knife wounds |
| The firm says it has received reports that gangs "of up to 100 young prisoners" were able to arm themselves with knives and kitchen tools and attack a small number of men, including Mr Dauphin and Mr Valentini. | |
| It says that an Ivorian accused of complicity in the scandal suffered serious knife wounds before order was restored. | It says that an Ivorian accused of complicity in the scandal suffered serious knife wounds before order was restored. |
| The waste is being sent to France for disposalLast week, the Ivorian authorities said they had carried out a cull of some 450 pigs which had eaten the toxic waste, which was dumped at sites across the main city, Abidjan. | The waste is being sent to France for disposalLast week, the Ivorian authorities said they had carried out a cull of some 450 pigs which had eaten the toxic waste, which was dumped at sites across the main city, Abidjan. |
| Some 3,000 metric tons of waste - of which 528 tons was waste originating from the Probo Koala - has now been sent to France for disposal. More shipments are expected. | Some 3,000 metric tons of waste - of which 528 tons was waste originating from the Probo Koala - has now been sent to France for disposal. More shipments are expected. |
| Trafigura first attempted to discharge the chemical slops from one of its tankers, the Probo Koala in the Dutch port of Amsterdam in early August. | Trafigura first attempted to discharge the chemical slops from one of its tankers, the Probo Koala in the Dutch port of Amsterdam in early August. |
| But the company that was to dispose of the waste suddenly increased its charges dramatically - asking for 40 times more to treat the waste. | But the company that was to dispose of the waste suddenly increased its charges dramatically - asking for 40 times more to treat the waste. |
| Trafigura refused, and the tanker proceeded to Nigeria. | Trafigura refused, and the tanker proceeded to Nigeria. |
| There it failed to reach an agreement with two local firms about offloading the waste and only in Ivory Coast did it find a company to handle the waste. | There it failed to reach an agreement with two local firms about offloading the waste and only in Ivory Coast did it find a company to handle the waste. |
| On 19 August the waste was discharged near Abidjan. Two weeks later the first complaints arose. | On 19 August the waste was discharged near Abidjan. Two weeks later the first complaints arose. |
| Instead of being incinerated as it should have been, the waste had been dumped. | Instead of being incinerated as it should have been, the waste had been dumped. |
| Once people began dying, Mr Dauphin and Mr Valentini travelled to Abidjan to offer their help. | Once people began dying, Mr Dauphin and Mr Valentini travelled to Abidjan to offer their help. |
| They were arrested on 18 September - four days after their arrival and have been held in Abidjan's Maca prison since. | They were arrested on 18 September - four days after their arrival and have been held in Abidjan's Maca prison since. |